Michigan

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    Plane Carrying Karmanos Family Makes Emergency Landing at Oakland County Airport

    A plane, carrying members of the Karmanos family, had to make an emergency landing at Oakland County International Airport, Michigan, on June 14.

    The owner of NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, Peter Karmanos Jr., his wife Danialle Karmanos and their four sons were heading from Detroit to New York when lightning struck their plane, causing an electric fire on-board.

    The plane made a safe emergency landing and everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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    Cessna Crashed in Front of House in Lowell; Pilot Survives

    A 1964 Cessna 172 crashed in the driveway of a home in the 400 block of Lincoln Lake Avenue SE in Lowell, Michigan, at around 5:45 p.m. on January 19.

    The plane was scheduled to land at the Lowell City Airport when it hit trees and crashed in front of a residence.

    The pilot, a 40-year-old man hailing from Grand Rapids, was taken to hospital with only minor injuries. Authorities said he was taking flight training since April 2014 and was attempting a solo landing after flying for some time with his instructor.

    No one on the ground was injured.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Ultralight Plane Crash at Lowell Airport Kills a Man

    UltralightAn ultralight plane offered for sale crashed during its test flight at Lowell Airport, Vergennes Township, near Lowell, Michigan, at about 11:30 a.m. on August 24.

    Kent County sheriff’s Sgt. Russ Larson confirmed that a New Mexico man who was taking the test flight in the aircraft owned by a local resident, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Bryan Bowker, 67, of Edgewood.

    Authorities said that the plane successfully took off and landed once but crashed during a second take off attempt. Jeff Ostrander, who runs a flight school at Lowell Airport, said, “He had been doing some practicing with the aircraft, taxing up and down the runway to become familiar with the ground handling characteristics…I think what probably happened is a narrow dynamic stall where in the wing is held at such angle to the wind that no longer provides normal lift and airplanes do not fly in that condition.”

    The FAA is investigating the crash.

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    Allegiant Flight Returns to Lansing Airport due to Compression Issues

    AllegiantAllegiant Air Flight 657, had to return and make an emergency landing at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan, on August 7.

    The Boeing MD-80 aircraft, carrying 166 passengers, took off for Orlando’s Sanford International Airport at about 11:42 a.m. However, immediately after taking off, a compression problem was discovered.

    The plane was then turned back towards Lansing where it made a safe emergency landing at about 11:58 a.m. Airport spokeswoman Nicole Noll-Williams said, “Because it was a compression issue, it was a normal response for our public safety department to be prepared for an emergency landing.”

    The passengers were safely evacuated and the aircraft was taken for maintenance.

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    Two Killed in Single Engine Plane Crash in Shiawassee County

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    A single engine plane crashed in Shiawassee County, Michigan on Saturday, 19th April 2014 afternoon at around 2 p.m.

    The plane crashed in a field near Potter road and M-13, near Genesee County border

    According to the County sheriff, two lives were lost in the incident. The deceased have been identified as Richard Kenneth Hayward, 63 and Mark James Kozan, 49. The victims belonged to Vassar and Caro respectively.

    The two seater CJ-6A plane was registered to Haywards Aviation in Tuscola County.

    FAA and Shiawassee police is investigating the cause of accident.